AEDs for Home and Personal Use
AED Defibrillators are now commonly available in many public places, including malls, office buildings, sports arenas, golf courses, cruise ships, schools, casinos, airports and airplanes. The problem is many sudden cardiac arrests happen in private homes. As many as 450,000 people each year lose their lives suddenly and without warning to sudden cardiac arrest in the U.S. alone—more than stroke, accidents and diabetes combined. Eighty percent of sudden cardiac arrests occur in the home and about 95 percent of Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims die. CPR and calling 9-1-1 are not enough.
With an automated external defibrillator in your home, you wouldn't lose precious minutes waiting for your local Fire Department or EMS rescue workers to arrive with an AED. On average, it takes emergency medical services teams 6-12 minutes to arrive. Studies show that when effective AED programs are in place in the home, survival rates can be as high as 74 percent—up from a mere 5 percent without at AED in the home. Listed below are recommended ease of use AED Defibrillators for Home and Personal Use.